OldSub,
You are correct, although it was more of a brain fart than a typo. I have corrected it to read 80" in the original post.

If you are talking about a super duty with 10 lugs, I think I don't want one because there is only one wheel choice available, and I want to run 8R19.5 wheels or 9R22.5 if I use 3.73 gears.
Any 8 lug I-beam axles with disk?
Or what about a straight tubular axle like a two wheel drive scout had, but bigger?

I am considering medium duty stuff, like a topkick or FL70. The rear from one would be great, and I have found a good deal on one close with 3.73 and big 8 lug on 275mm. But the front axle from a topkick is 10" to wide, and can't be narrowed, as 4.5" would have to come out of each side between end and spring perch. Think of any narrower medium duty with same pattern?

Grigg


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